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This unique collection brings together for the first time the poetry of over fifty Arab women from 4000 bce to 1300 ce, showcasing their significant contribution to the poetic tradition. Celebrating feminine wit and desire, Classical Poems by Arab Women offers insight into the womens vibrant world whose humanity has been suppressed for centuries by religious and political bigotry.

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Arab women poets have been around since the earliest times, yet their diwans (collected poems) have not been given the same attention as their male counterparts, even though they were often princesses, noblewomen or saints. This unique collection brings together for the first time the poetry of over fifty Arab women from 4000 bce to 1300 ce, showcasing their significant contribution to the poetic tradition. Celebrating feminine wit and desire, Classical Poems by Arab Women offers insight into the womens vibrant world whose humanity has been suppressed for centuries by religious and political bigotry.

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